Editor,
Reading about actress Felicity Huffman heading off to prison had me wondering what the purpose of our correctional institutions is (“Huffman gets 14 days in college scam” in the Sept. 14-15 edition of the Daily Journal). I thought they were supposed to keep dangerous people off the street and try to reform them to re-enter society. It appears they are being used just to punish.
Every day, I read about people that I would not fear meeting in a dark alley, being sent to prison, while some scary individuals are getting early release due to overcrowding. This makes no sense.
Felicity Huffman could contemplate the error of her ways while she worked in a soup kitchen, or collected trash. Perhaps she could have donated to scholarship funds as well to give restitution. Putting her in prison, at taxpayers’ expense, is counter-productive.
This is not to say that people who break the law, even non-violent offenders, should not have to make amends. I just believe we need to be more sensible how we handle incarceration.
Tim Donnelly
Burlingame
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(2) comments
Fair enough Tim, but if it was either you or I we would have received a much harsher sentence. I think it is a two-tiered justice system that is the problem.
Keep in mind, Huffman was charged with a federal crime, not a state crime. Federal sentencing guidelines for white-collar crimes are much harsher then at the state level. Plus, I would suspect, the US Justice Dept wanted to make an example of her. Remember when Martha Stewart was convicted and sentenced to five months in prison for, among other white-collar crimes, lying to federal investigators.
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